[Asian Games] Women’s Basketball, ‘Second North-South Match’ for Bronze Medal
The final ball game between North and South Korea will take place at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
South and North Korea will face each other for the second time at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China at 5 pm (Korean time) on the 5th for the women's basketball bronze medal.
This is the last chance for North and South Korea, who lost to Japan and China respectively to advance to the 3rd and 4th place match, to take home the spoils.
South Korea, led by coach Jeong Seon-min, defeated North Korea 81-62 in the group stage on September 29.
Five years ago, at the Jakarta-Pilembang Asian Games, the South and North Korean athletes who competed as a single team called 'Korea'
Jointly won the silver medal did not even glance at each other or say a word on this day, representing the current cold atmosphere between North and South Korea.
It is expected that this atmosphere will continue in the match on the 5th, where the bronze medal is at stake.
Korean women's volleyball, which has fallen without wings, will face North Korea in the second match of Group E of the quarterfinal round at the gymnasium of Hangzhou Normal University Changqian Campus, China, at 3:30 p.m.
It has been six years since the adult women's volleyball team faced North and South Korea in the Asian qualifiers for the World Championships held in September 2017.
South and North Korea advanced to the quarterfinals by finishing second in Group C (South Korea) and Group A (North Korea).
Respectively, but bowed out to China and Vietnam on the 4th, failing to advance to the semifinals and being pushed to the 5th to 8th place match.
Korean women's volleyball, which has advanced to the Olympic semifinals twice, has reached its peak in 2021 and is on a downward slope with no end in sight.
This is the second time in history and 17 years since the 2006 Doha Games that it has not won a medal at the Asian Games.
Although North Korea lost to Vietnam, it caught the eye with its fearless volleyball performance. 토토사이트
It is expected that Korean volleyball, where it is difficult to guarantee victory against any team, will face severe repercussions if it loses to North Korea in its first match in six years.
Korean baseball, which is trying to win the tournament for the fourth time in a row, will play its first Super Round match against Japan at Stadium 1 of the Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center at 1 p.m.
Korea lost to Taiwan, and Japan surprisingly suffered a blow to China and advanced to the super round in second place in their group with one loss each.
It is a ‘guillotine’ match in which both Korea and Japan must win to advance to the finals.
Victory or loss depends on how well Korea's young batters, who have little international experience, can hit the pitches of Japanese professional baseball pitchers.
The men's and women's marathon, where Korean track and field hopes for medals, will be held near Smart New World in Qiantang River, Hangzhou, at 8 a.m.
The Korea Athletics Federation expects a silver medal in the women's marathon run by Choi Gyeong-seon (Jecheon City Hall) and Jeong Da-eun (K-water).
A bronze medal in the men's marathon run by Park Min-ho (Kolon) and Shim Jong-seop (Korea Electric Power Corporation).